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Al Willis - Historic Properties Collection
Collection
Collection number: MS-194
Scope and Contents
Records, files, and documents on several historic properties from the local area.
Dates:
1869 - 2021
Architecture
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-137
Scope and Contents
This collection contains many drawings, blueprints, plans etc. for Valdosta State buildings in its early years as GSWC and SGSWC. Also included are surveys of nearby counties including Lowndes and Camden.
Dates:
1917 - 2018
Eugene Beck Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-5
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of letters and certificates pertaining to the career of Eugene H. Beck.
He served as a trustee for 6 years for the South Georgia State Normal College, and served as a faculty member at North Georgia College.
Beck also taught in schools across the state and was County Superintendent of Schools in Lowndes County from 1924-1938.
This collection contains his certificates and letters of commendation.
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Dates:
1872-1928
Genealogy Unlimited Society, Inc.
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-66
Scope and Contents
The Genealogy Unlimited Society, Inc. is a society dedicated to Family Search that is based in Lowndes County, Ga. This collection contains their monthly newsletters dating from 1992-1995.
Dates:
1992 - 1995
Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey
Collection
Collection number: MS-178
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County was a project by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation beginning in 2000. The collection consists of property survey of historic structures in Valdosta, Quitman, rural Brooks County and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore.
Dates:
1980-1981
Hahira Historical Society
Collection
Collection number: CA-013
Scope and Contents
The Hahira Historical Society Collection is a collaborative effort between the Society and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to digitize, preserve, and share the historical resources of Hahira and northwest Lowndes County, Georgia. Founded to foster community pride and promote awareness of Hahira’s rich heritage, the Society collects photographs, documents, and artifacts that illustrate the area’s agricultural roots, local institutions, and changing social landscape....
Dates:
Acquired: 2025-05-21
History Department Student Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-8-9-1
Scope and Contents
Contains papers from Students of the History Department 1960-1970s on a variety of topics.
Dates:
1960's-1970's
Lawson Belville Jones Collection
Collection
Collection number: MS -185
Scope and Contents
Memories of Lawson Belville Jones. Jones was born in Valdosta Georgia in 1904. He attended the training school at South Georgia State Normal School starting in 1913.
Dates:
2023-06-27
Maria W. Tillman-Lowndes County History
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-9
Scope and Contents
Maria Tillman compiled sufficient notes, documents, and letters for one to grasp what life was like in Lowndes County during the late 19th Century. The material she has compiled provides a real understanding of the social and economical history of Lowndes County.
The box consists mostly of Marie Tillman’s work on obtaining general information ranging from the construction of churches to agriculture in Lowndes County. The notes concentrate on the establishment of churches and soldiers from...
Dates:
1861-1963
McLeod and Mauldin Day Book and Ledger
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-81
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two photocopied books of handwritten ledgers. The first McLeod and Mauldin Daybook ranges from 1839-1840 and was from Snatchville in Lowndes County Georgia. The other ledger is from 1843-1845. These might be grocery store ledgers.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that...
Dates:
1839 - 1840; 1843 - 1845
Shell E. Hartley Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-10
Scope and Contents
These seven folders contain tributes to the educational work of Carl Vinson, Richard Russell, Walter George, Shell Hartley, Ambrose Cleaveland, Edward Cox, M.D.Collins Several of them concern the Georgia Vocational Education. There are also photocopied photographs of African American schools such as the Magnolia Colored school in Lowndes County and the work of the Vocational Education program with these schools. The tributes were written by Shell E. Hartley.Harmful Content...
Dates:
Acquired: 1999-07-25
The Lowndes County Review
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-110
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of the Lowndes County Review dating from July 2001-December 2002.
Dates:
Publication: 2001 - 2002
William Knight Civil War Letters, 1861-1863
Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-52
Abstract
The William W. Knight Civil War Letters Collection consists of correspondence authored by William Washington Knight during his service in the Civil War. The letters are addressed to his wife and father, and provide personal insights into his experiences on the battlefield. The collection includes copies of the original letters, dating from 1861 to 1863, and contains 36 handwritten letters.
Dates:
1861-1863; Acquired: 1985-01-03
Winter Comes to the Wiregrass: Photographs and Videos of a Rare Snowfall in South Georgia, January 2025
Collection
Collection number: VF-G1-F010
Dates:
2025-01-21 - 2025-01-23; Acquired: 2025-01-27 - 2025-02-04
Wiregrass History
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-28
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about the history of Lowndes County. It has Lowndes County Historical Society Newsletters, as well as maps, phone books, and guides. It also has information about points of interest such as local events, the Crescent, Valdosta Schools, and Sunset Cemetery. It has Statistical (1944), Economic (1950s & 1960s), and Sanitation (1967) Information. It also contains photographs, and news articles concerning the county. An 1851 Alapaha Store manifest, very...
Dates:
1800-1980
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